Peter Robbins, an Oceanside resident who as a child actor was the voice of the animated “Charlie Brown” character of “Peanuts” fame, has been arrested and is scheduled to be arraigned in court today ﻿in San Diego on five felony charges, authorities said.

Robbins, 56, is charged with four felony counts of making a threat to cause death or great bodily injury and one felony count of stalking, according to the San Diego County jail website.

He was booked into jail shortly before 4 a.m. Monday, and was being held on $550,000 bail, according to the jail records.

His manager, Danielle Matthews, said Tuesday night that she could not discuss the arrest but would discuss it later today.

Robbins was arrested shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday at the San Ysidro Port of Entry, said Angelica de Cima, spokesman for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. He was driving a silver 2006 Mercedes-Benz C230 when a CBP officer referred him to an area for a more-thorough examination, she said. He was the only person in the car at the time.

A systems check determined that Robbins was wanted by the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department for a felony warrant for crimes against a person, de Cima said.

Jan Caldwell, a spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Department, said Tuesday night that she did not immediately have details about the warrant and would give information today.

Robbins provided the voice of Charlie Brown in several “Peanuts” productions in the late 1960s, including the film “A Boy Named Charlie Brown” and television specials “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” The television shows remain popular today.

During a 2008 interview at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, Robbins said he began doing the voice of “Charlie Brown” when he was 9 years old. He said at age 14, his voice changed.

He said he later appeared in television shows such as “F Troop,” “The Munsters” and “Get Smart,” and also acted in several movies.

susan shroder • U-T

Free software offered lets parents monitor children’s computer use

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An increase in cases last year of minors who became crime victims after interacting with someone online has led the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office to offer parents free computer software that monitors their children’s computer activity.

District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis said at a news conference Tuesday that 5,000 copies of the software ComputerCOP ﻿will be available to any county resident who wants one, while supplies last.

The software can be picked up at the district attorney’s offices in downtown San Diego, El Cajon, Vista and Chula Vista.

Dumanis said last year her office handled 60 cases where children were victimized after meeting or interacting with someone online.

Once installed, the software allows parents to see what websites have been visited, as well as photographs and videos that have been viewed or shared.

It can also capture keywords in documents and text logs that relate to sex, drugs, weapons and names of gangs, Dumanis said.